Man Dies When Truck Hits Tree

CENTRAL FLORIDA - The Area - In Brief

January 31, 2004

DELAND A 45-year-old man was killed Friday morning when he lost control of his pickup and slammed into a tree, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

William Hansen of Astor was driving a 1987 Dodge Ram north on State Road 11 near Island Grove Road about 6:30 a.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road, drove onto a grassy median and hit a series of newspaper boxes before striking the tree, FHP said.

Hansen, who investigators said was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown partway out of the vehicle and died at the scene.